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Five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman is here to help with your pre-deadline dilemmas for the next hour.

Whether it’s questions on team selection, transfers, chips or anything in between, Scout’s Deputy Editor will tackle whatever’s thrown at him.

He’ll be on hand to first reply to requests from Premium Members in the Hot Topic below the line of this piece and will get through as many as he can until the next article goes up.

If there’s time, Tom will also turn his attention to other requests in the comments section.

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  1. RMT SURGERY WITH TOM
  2. Haa-lala-land
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Haaland to Marmoush?

    1. Moxon
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Done well to keep Haaland all this time

  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Mbeumo, KDB or Wissa Cap?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Mbeumo

      1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
        • 14 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        Brian

        1. Numero Bruno
          • 5 Years
          11 months, 14 days ago

          I'm Brian, and so is my wife.

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Thx

  4. Isca Extremadura
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Hi Tom.
    Would appreciate your opinion on transfers.
    2 x FT / 23k / 0.2 ITB

    Raya
    N Williams / Munoz / Gvardiol
    Eze / Rogers / Salah / Bowen
    Marmoush / Isak / Mateta

    Areola / Trossard / Kerkez / Kiwior

    1 ) Trossard to Mbeumo & Kerkez to 4.0 DEF enabler
    2 ) Trossard to Mbeumo & Mateta to Evanilson
    3 ) Trossard to Mbeumo & Salah to KDB
    4 ) Trossard to Mbeumo & Eze to Schade
    5 ) Something else

    1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Not Tom...

      2 for me

  5. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Hey Tom

    What's your view on Haaland, do you think he will start the game at Southampton?

    Best of luck for the final 3 weeks.

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Best thing to do is wait for the leak - doubt he starts considering he hasn’t had any minutes but that’s my two cents.

      I’m not Tom

  6. Malkmus
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Bench one from A and B?

    1:
    A - Saliba
    B - Schar

    2:
    A - Saka
    B - Murphy
    C - Rogers

    Thinking 1A, 2B

    Ta!

  7. Pumpkinhead
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Would you do MGW to KDB for free?

    Tough to lose MGW before a home game against LEI but any other way would mean a -4 to get KDB in.

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Wouldn't sell MGW with Leicester at Home

      1. Pumpkinhead
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        I don’t want to either (held this long) means going without KDB this week.

  8. Catastrophe
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Advice appreciated - little lost with 3 FT, 3.8M ITB and BB leftover.

    Verbruggen
    Gvardiol, Ait-Nouri, Livramento
    Salah, Fernandes, Mbeumo, Rogers
    Isak, Marmoush, Cunha

    (Areola, Murphy, Kerkez, Saliba)

    Cheers.

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Liver and Bruno to Dias and KDB and attack the Southampton fixture

  9. Ray Kinsella
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Hello! I am stacking up for a bench boost this week or next - would you swap Digne or Konsa, for Saliba, Milenkovic, Neco Williams or Sessegnon?!

  10. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    G2g?

    Ederson
    Gvardiol RAN Neco
    Salah KdB Mbeumo Elanga
    Wood(C) Cunha Wissa

    Kepa Bowen Kerkez O’Brien

  11. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Get Cunha or Wissa?

    1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      If chasing Wissa, if REALLY chasing Cunha

    2. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Cunha if u have mbeumo ?

    3. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Coin flip but I would go Wissa

    4. Mr. Eko
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Everyone who doesnt have Wissa is buing it seems

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        This too consistent & you get the the G&A combo if Mbeumo involved

    5. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Not able to get Mbeumo this week without selling Saka or Salah

  12. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Raya (Verbrug)
    Gvardiol Munoz Burn (Konsa Cucu)
    Salah Mbeumbo (C) KDB Sarr (Rogers)
    Marmoush Isak Mateta

    A - Roll FT
    B - Mateta to Wissa
    C - Mateta to Cunha
    D - Sarr to Bowen
    E - Sarr to Schade

  13. Evasivo
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Bit risqué but hey, thoughts on: Bowen Isak to KDB Watkins for free?

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      I don’t think it’s that risky this game week - KDB to Bowen transfer can be reversed if needed.

      1. Evasivo
        • 15 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        Oh that’s a nice take, gives me a bit of
        Comfort!

        1. Pumpkinhead
          • 11 Years
          11 months, 14 days ago

          Just have to be comfortable with Bowen getting points. Like you said, risky but KDB has the best fixture of them all and is imo the best player of the 4.

          1. Evasivo
            • 15 Years
            11 months, 14 days ago

            Yea unfortunately don’t have enough cash to upgrade another Mid instead of Bowen… I agree he may get points but also think he may not whereas KDB “should” 🙂

            1. Pumpkinhead
              • 11 Years
              11 months, 14 days ago

              I figured - I’m in the same
              boat but with MGW. He’s the only mid I can sacrifice for KDB this week but he’s at home to LEI. Risk/Reward.

              1. Evasivo
                • 15 Years
                11 months, 14 days ago

                Go big or go home with 3 GW left 🙂

    2. NobodyF*cksWithTheJesus
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      I'd be in no rush to sell Bowen tbh but kdb is also a good pick

  14. fgdu
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Start TAA or Murillo

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Don’t quote me but I thought I read somewhere that Arne said Bradley needs game time

    2. Mr. Eko
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Yes Bradley is starting

    3. Mr. Eko
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Murillo is a fighter - he’ll be ready imo

    4. JBG
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Arne Slot: “Conor Bradley will start on Sunday because he needs more games under his belt to prepare for next season”.

      “We trust him, for sure”.

      https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1920779168200974508

  15. Pepe
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Watkins and Marmoush to Cunha and Wood for -4?

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      I’m not sure I would for a -4 - they are interesting moves if chasing for free though.

    2. Drizzle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Definitely not

  16. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Targeting teams playing v MUN & TOT as they'll be rotating before the final. Watkins could be gold over the next couple...

  17. Bruised Shins
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    I'm planning to bring in Wissa for Mateta. Is Woods worth a -4 for Marmoush?

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      I don’t think it’s worst the -4 - Marmoush playing Southampton after all

  18. #1 Salah Hater
    • 1 Year
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Anyone know what the story is with my darling starboy Strand Larsen?

    Still injured or likely to return to starting 11?

  19. ct mariner
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Playing BB this week.

    1FT is Mateta to Wissa (have Mbueno)

    Any of these worth a hit:
    1. Saliba (have Raya) to RAN
    2. Murphy to Schade

  20. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    On FH

    A. Rogers
    B. Bowen
    C. Eze
    D. MGW

    1. John "Stumpy" Pep…
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Tough one - eze for me - form, fixture, penalties

  21. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Mateta & Rogers > Wissa, KDB(-4). Have exact money, yes or no?

    1. John "Stumpy" Pep…
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      If you're attacking/chasing yes. You could get burnt!

      1. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        Im actually leading, those would be "block the presumed rival moves"

  22. janlu0
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Would appreciate suggestions on what to do with my 2 FTs this week. 2.5m itb
    Sels
    Gvardiol Milenkovic Livramento
    Salah Mbeumo(c) Murphy Rogers
    Mateta Isak Marmoush
    Subs: Raya Sarr Munoz Saliba
    Playing AM: Pep
    Thanks.

  23. C_G
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    is this gtg? no Fts, not hits taken, 1.1 ITB

    Raya

    Livra Munoz Gvardiol

    Murphy Salah KDB Mbeumo

    Wissa Marmoush Isak

    Areola Asensio Maatsen Timber

    1. John "Stumpy" Pep…
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Looks good

    2. Punned It
      • 1 Year
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Start Areola.

  24. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    FH draft

    Flekken
    Milenkovic, Aina, Gvardiol
    Salah, Mbeumo, KDB, Rogers
    Haaland (C), Wood, Cunha (VC)

    subs: Valdimarson, Sessegnon, Enzo, Keane

  25. Sun God Nika
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Its kinda funny that couple weeks ago KDB was a no buy and "past it" from alot of posters on here and now he has become "essential" again

    Love FPL - roll on prepping for next season over the summer !

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Yeah, funny how actually starting games can make you a more appealing FPL option

      1. Thicksolidtight
        • 3 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        This is true, but Sun God Nika has a point. Kdb is relatively old and hasn't been the best with injuries. A benching wouldn't be too shocking to be honest. We'll see. I think it's a great fixture and worth bringing him in, probably wouldn't be taking -4s for him though, but then i'm right naive, me.

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          11 months, 14 days ago

          Have you watched recently, he’s playing pain free & looks like prime KDB to me?

        2. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          11 months, 14 days ago

          He was a "no buy" because he wasn't starting games until 5 GWs ago.

          He's still past it and I haven't seen anybody call him "essential" even with Southampton next, so I think OP is just shadowboxing tbh.

          1. Thicksolidtight
            • 3 Years
            11 months, 14 days ago

            True. God, he really drew us in.

  26. theshazly
    • 2 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Martinez ( Raya )
    Gvardi Murillo* Munoz (Kiwior / Konate)
    Salah Rogers Sarr Mbuemo (c) ( Rashford * )
    Marmoush Isak Mateta

    1 FT / 2.8 ITB

    1 ) Rashford > Bowen
    2 ) Mateta > Cunha
    3 ) Mateta > Wissa
    4 ) Mateta > Wood
    5 ) Rashford > Elanga
    6 ) Something else ??

    And bench :

    A ) Rogers
    B ) Sarr
    C ) Mateta

    Please help as Im competing in my ML!

  27. Morty123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Hi Tom
    I am yet to play my TC chip and wondered if you have spotted any obvious candidates over the final 3 GWs?
    Thank you

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Is it only for Tom? 😉

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        Justifying paying membership lols

  28. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Those who hesitated between wissa and cunha , which criteria did you use to pick one? I just can't decide....

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      I picked Cunha because I rate him more on the eye test.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        Thank you v much !

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      I went Wissa seems constant points & bonus of G&A goodness with Mbeumo

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        Thank you and GL !

  29. scarlet
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Tom (et al),

    Which way to go:
    A) Bowen and Wissa for Murphy and Isak for a -4
    Or
    B) Wissa for Mateta and play Saka at Liverpool

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Think i'd go B

  30. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Still have Saka, worth keeping as a differential or just move him to someone like Bowen/Elanga? 1FT

    Raya
    Munoz Gvardiol Milenkovic
    Salah KDB Mbeumo Saka
    Marmoush Isak Wissa

    Areola Murphy Kerkez Konsa

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      You playing Raya over Areola?

      Bowen against rotated rested Manpoo nice fixture or Elanga against one of the worst teams this year.

      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        Yeah never really thought about keeper tbh, might start Areola.

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Saka against a on the beach pool who’s players are away on hols

      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        True, might just keep Saka since he has Saints in 38

    3. NobodyF*cksWithTheJesus
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      I think with your mids you could keep him, otherwise Bowen is a solid pick. I also still have but thinking to sell to Mbuemo/KDB